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"Dutch far-right politician Thierry Baudet is standing down as leader of his own Forum for Democracy party after a long-running row over racism and anti-Semitism came to a head Monday evening." https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-far-right-mp-thierry-baudet-resigns-over-racism-row/">https://www.politico.eu/article/d...
"Baudet quit as campaign leader following a major split in the party over the approach to tackling homophobic and anti-semitic sentiment within the youth wing. Baudet wanted to wait for the results of an internal inquiry". https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/11/baudet-quits-as-forum-chairman-youth-wing-leader-is-off-mps-list/">https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020...
FvD politician Annabel Nanninga, who holds a seat in the Senate of the Netherlands and a seat in Amsterdam& #39;s city council, demands Baudet& #39;s complete removal/resignation from the party& #39;s leadership as well as the candidate list for the 2021 elections. https://nos.nl/l/2357956 ">https://nos.nl/l/2357956...
"The collapse of far right party Forum voor Democratie continued on Tuesday evening (...) with the immediate resignation of senator (...) Paul Cliteur, and the publication of a damning denouncement of party founder Thierry Baudet by (...) Annabel Nanninga." https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/11/one-senator-quits-another-tears-into-baudet-as-forum-collapse-continues/">https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020...
The saga continues: today Baudet used his possession of the party& #39;s twitter account to call for a party leadership election w/ himself as candidate, but FvD board members responded by saying he has been removed from the board. https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/11/baudet-expelled-from-fvd-board-for-calling-unauthorised-leadership-contest/">https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020...
Apparently it turns out they can& #39;t expel him from the board so easily, so they& #39;re now instead trying to expel him from the party itself. Baudet claims the other board members have changed the locks to the party office to lock him outside. https://nos.nl/artikel/2358034-chaos-bij-forum-baudet-zet-leiderschapsverkiezing-door-meerderheid-bestuur-wil-hem-royeren.html">https://nos.nl/artikel/2...
It gets better: Baudet doesn& #39;t just happen to be in possession of the party& #39;s twitter account; a fellow board member alleges he actively "threw her off the account". https://twitter.com/YPotjer/status/1331614641382977540">https://twitter.com/YPotjer/s...
FvD states-provincials (local politicians at the provincial level) in Drente choose to side with the national board. https://www.dvhn.nl/drenthe/Drentse-FvDers-steunen-landelijk-partijbestuur-hoewel-eentje-Thierry-nog-steeds-bewondert-26233256.html">https://www.dvhn.nl/drenthe/D...
The FvD faction to the European Parliament has released a statement in which they state they& #39;ve chosen to side with the party& #39;s national board in this apparent intra-party power struggle. https://twitter.com/djeppink/status/1331695954366500866">https://twitter.com/djeppink/...
The three FvD city council members in Amsterdam also side with the board: Baudet must go. One of them says Baudet had already seized control of the party& #39;s social media accounts on Sunday. https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/205826/fvd-amsterdam-tegen-baudet-hou-de-eer-aan-jezelf">https://www.at5.nl/artikelen...
According to fellow party members, Baudet made a number of especially unhinged (and antisemitic) remarks during heated moments at a dinner last Friday.
Musical disagreements also played a role, apparently. https://twitter.com/mattsteinglass/status/1331904178847887360">https://twitter.com/mattstein...
Musical disagreements also played a role, apparently. https://twitter.com/mattsteinglass/status/1331904178847887360">https://twitter.com/mattstein...
Baudet gets emotional as he is confronted with the words from FvD& #39;er Eva Vlaardingerbroek. He reveals he had a relationship with her in 2017.
Peculiar detail: she was 21 back then, while he was a 34 y/o political party leader. https://twitter.com/AlexanderNL/status/1331877581520576513">https://twitter.com/Alexander...
Peculiar detail: she was 21 back then, while he was a 34 y/o political party leader. https://twitter.com/AlexanderNL/status/1331877581520576513">https://twitter.com/Alexander...
Short summary of things Baudet has said during the party dinner, according to Nicki Pouw-Verweij ( #3 on candidate list for general elections).
Both Eva Vlaardingerbroek ( #5) and Joost Eerdmans ( #4) have stated that Pouw-Verweij& #39;s account is truthful. https://twitter.com/SLdeLange/status/1331922312313102341">https://twitter.com/SLdeLange...
Both Eva Vlaardingerbroek ( #5) and Joost Eerdmans ( #4) have stated that Pouw-Verweij& #39;s account is truthful. https://twitter.com/SLdeLange/status/1331922312313102341">https://twitter.com/SLdeLange...
